NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Cristina Rivera Serrano, MD

General Practice Physician · Caguas, PR

Laura Cristina Rivera Serrano, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1497419022, issued on Oct 29, 2021. Check the license (Puerto Rico 22573, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497419022
Name
Laura Cristina Rivera Serrano
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License number
22573 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1005 Paseo Degetau, Caguas, PR 00727
Phone
(787) 375-4566
Enumerated
Oct 29, 2021
Record last updated
Oct 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Laura Cristina Rivera Serrano in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $259.01

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laura Rivera Serrano$259.01
  2. Specialty average$1,273.40

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Laura Cristina Rivera Serrano among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico

Laura Cristina Rivera Serrano, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 78% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 29% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

200 general practice physician records list a practice address in Caguas

They are 200 of the 2,093 NPPES records with a practice address in Caguas, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sixto Alvarez, M.DCaguas, PR 007271336181551
  2. Edwin Betancourt Ortiz, M.D.Caguas, PR 007271508953340
  3. Jose Castro Hernandez, M.D.Caguas, PR 007271902962426
  4. Nayraliz Colon-Nieves, M.D.Caguas, PR 007271013148097
  5. Enrique Cortes Rivera, M.D.Caguas, PR 007271518098185
  6. Flor Cruz, M.D.Caguas, PR 007271730131624
  7. William Duran, M.D.Caguas, PR 007271982821187
  8. Carlos Garcia Flores, M.D.Caguas, PR 007271730318874

Common questions

What is Laura Cristina Rivera Serrano, MD's NPI number?

Laura Cristina Rivera Serrano, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497419022, issued on Oct 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Cristina Rivera Serrano, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1005 Paseo Degetau, Caguas, PR, 00727. Phone: (787) 375-4566. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Cristina Rivera Serrano, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 22573, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.